At what age | Imamother

amother

OP ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:20 pm

From how young to you start singing Shema to your kids to sleep? Do you say just shema or everything ? What about negel vassal? When to introduce to my son?

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Azure

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:21 pm

Hamalach haglel every night to 2 yr old. Shema when I have time

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DarkOrange

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:23 pm

I have friends who do it from birth. I usually start at 18 months when they begin to be able to speak

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Vanilla

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:24 pm

Shema day 1.
Neggel basset I know I should start earlier, but it’s really hard on a newborn.
I usually wait a couple of months.
I do try to wash/wet their hands at least whichever is something I was told to do by a was for an older child who at some point started refusing to wash neggel vasser.

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Blushpink

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:25 pm

amother OP wrote:

From how young to you start singing Shema to your kids to sleep? Do you say just shema or everything ? What about negel vassal? When to introduce to my son?

Shema from birth, it’s part of my bedtime routine.

No negel vasser till older.

amother

Babyblue ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:28 pm

amother Azure wrote:

Hamalach haglel every night to 2 yr old. Shema when I have time

Shema is much more important

amother

↑ Babyblue

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:30 pm

So halachikly You would want to introduce these around the age of 4-6. But since they're associated so deeply with the ideas of taharah and the central part of Yiddishkeit, It's a beautiful thing to introduce it as young as you can.

Shema means the first paragraph or two. The rest of krias Shema al hamitah you can introduce at any point, but most people start saying it at a much older age.

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Lilac

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:30 pm

We start both at 1 year old. Now at 18 months my baby is very familiar with routine and participates happily.

Ema of 5

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:31 pm

amother OP wrote:

From how young to you start singing Shema to your kids to sleep? Do you say just shema or everything ? What about negel vassal? When to introduce to my son?

As soon as they come home from the hospital, because I usually forget in the hospital. I say shema, hamalach, and b’sheim hashem. Negel gasser I also start right away, but don’t always remember.

Gomama

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:42 pm

Nagel vasser I start about by a year. When the child can stand.

srbmom

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 6:44 pm

Shema at birth, nagel vasser my DH does with all the kids, usually starting around 6-7 months

amother

↑ OP

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:20 pm

So for shema you say Shema, vohavta? And Hamalach all from birth?

amother

↑ Pear ↓

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:26 pm

amother OP wrote:

So for shema you say Shema, vohavta? And Hamalach all from birth?

First paragraph of shema.

Tiredmamatoo

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 7:57 pm

I sing shema (+v'ahavta) and hamalach from when the child has a more structured bedtime routine, so probably closer to one year.

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Ecru

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:04 pm

Shema every night from birth, I’m actually surprised so many people start later! We want to infuse our kids with kedusha as soon as possible!

I’ll do negel vaaser once within the day after they’re born. After that I wish I could say I do it daily (that’s technically my goal) but I’ll do it every time after I cut their nails and then around 15-18 months is when I start doing it more consistently.
Thanks for reminding me to work on it!

amother

DarkViolet

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:16 pm

Both from birth.
1st paragraph of Shema and possuk of b'yadcha.

asmileaday

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 8:30 pm

I sing Shma (not vehavta) and Hamalach plus a traditional lullaby from about 2-3 months when I begin a nighttime routine.
It's a soothing way to put my babies to bed.
I guess I also have some residual holocaust trauma because in the back of my mind I sometimes think let Shma be ingrained in them so no matter what happens in the world they should have this passuk deep in their psyche.

amother

↑ Pear

Wed, Oct 30 2024, 9:13 pm

amother DarkViolet wrote:

Both from birth.
1st paragraph of Shema and possuk of b'yadcha.

Same.